Yan Shaozhe's True Identity

Because the Heavenly Curtain was exposed, the major powers on the continent learned in advance about the Holy Spirit Cult, a terrifying organization of evil soul masters.

Since the Holy Spirit Cult's strength was too great, Shrek Academy, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, and many other forces all had the idea of gathering their power to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult.

Take Xuan Zi of Shrek Academy, for example. The moment he learned that the Holy Spirit Cult was an evil soul master organization, he left Shrek Academy and went to the original Douluo Three Kingdoms to lobby.

However, while lobbying, after learning that the Holy Spirit Cult's true strength was far more terrifying than he had originally estimated, Xuan Zi realized that the severity of the situation would definitely have to be raised by several levels.

So after leaving the Star Luo Imperial Palace, Xuan Zi not only had to visit the two emperors of Dou Ling and the Heaven Dou Empire, but also had to visit those powerful soul master forces that could be won over.

Even with all this busyness, he still had to spare some attention to watch the monologue content on the Heavenly Curtain.

After all, no one could be sure whether the content exposed next by the Heavenly Curtain would contain more useful information.

But what Xuan Zi didn't expect was that in Ye Xishui's monologue, another shocking revelation appeared, and it even involved someone from their Shrek Academy.

[Because of my momentary willfulness, I caused Mu En's lifelong paralysis.]

[But I do not regret it, because to stop that life-and-death battle and make it fizzle out, without me stepping forward to explain everything, I could only introduce an accident.]

[The only thing that exceeded my expectations was that Big Brother Mu's injuries would be so severe.]

[Xiaoyao, after all, is the one I love. In the end, I still couldn't bring myself to harm him. So I could only wrong Big Brother Mu.]

[I thought that after that, having disappeared again, I would completely part ways with Xiaoyao and Mu En.]

[But fate is so coincidental. Perhaps heaven is playing tricks. Decades later, Xiaoyao and I met again.]

[At that time, how I wanted to be with Xiaoyao. But I couldn't do that, because I was the Holy Spirit Cult's leader, the Evil Soul Master King!]

[If I had truly been willful and gotten together with Xiaoyao, it wouldn't have brought us happiness. Instead, it would have completely destroyed the reputation Xiaoyao had built throughout his life!]

[So even though Xiaoyao later stayed by my side and became the Holy Spirit Cult's Chief Grand Supporter to protect me, I always deliberately created the impression that Xiaoyao was forced into it, that he had unspeakable difficulties.]

[That way, Xiaoyao would forever be, in my heart and in the eyes of the world, the Dragon Emperor Douluo, not a member of the evil soul masters that everyone wants to kill.]

"Heh~ Crocodile tears."

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Song, also a woman, saw through Ye Xishui's true face with a single incisive remark.

Because Elder Xuan had gone out to lobby the three kingdoms, and Shaozhe was taking Junior Disciple Brother on a campus tour, she had come to the Sea God Pavilion to protect Mu En while also keeping her daughter company.

"Mom, what does that mean?" Xian Lin'er beside her didn't quite understand.

After all, from the monologue shown on the Heavenly Curtain, Ye Xishui really seemed to be considering Long Xiaoyao's welfare.

Looking at her naive daughter, Elder Song had no choice but to explain:

"Before the previous Holy Spirit Cult leader, Old Ghost Zhongli, died, Ye Xishui still had the identity of a fellow victim. Some of the things she did back then might have been worthy of sympathy."

"But when her identity changed to the Holy Spirit Cult leader, the Evil Soul Master King, the so-called 'kind' actions she took were more like performances, self-deception... After all, at that time, who in the world could still force her to do anything?"

"I see." Xian Lin'er was starting to understand.

"You, over a hundred years old, and sometimes you still act like a child." Looking at her daughter, Elder Song's seemingly scolding words were full of affection.

Xian Lin'er acted spoiled: "Isn't that because Mom is here?"

Xian Lin'er's entire life had been smooth sailing. The only time she suffered a setback was in matters of the heart, because of that scumbag Yan Shaozhe.

[As luck would have it, besides reconnecting with Xiaoyao, even Big Brother Mu connected with me and Xiaoyao in a special way, though neither Xiaoyao nor Big Brother Mu knew about it.]

[One day, on a whim, I wanted to see how my and Xiaoyao's child was doing. But I never expected that child's descendant, relying on his own talent, would pass the entrance exam to Shrek Academy and become a disciple of Big Brother Mu.]

[To be honest, when I learned this news, I was also very surprised.]

[If it weren't for the fact that his martial soul was my Second Martial Soul—the Light Phoenix—and that his surname was Yan, I really wouldn't have known that Big Brother Mu had taken in mine and Xiaoyao's descendant and trained him to become the Martial Soul Department Dean!]

'What?!' Watching the Heavenly Curtain, Yan Shaozhe's heart felt as if struck by lightning.

How could he possibly be the descendant of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui?

How was that possible?

How could he still face himself within Shrek Academy?

The dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, which symbolized justice, was actually the descendant of the Evil Soul Master King, whose sins were as vast as the ocean!

At this moment, Yan Shaozhe desperately wished that all of Ye Xishui's monologue on the Heavenly Curtain was false!

"Senior Brother, are you alright?" Shao Zhuang spoke up at just the right moment.

Remembering that Junior Disciple Brother was still there, Yan Shaozhe steadied himself a little and said, "I'm fine. Senior Brother has some important matters to attend to. I'll have someone else come take you on a continued tour of the campus. For now, you can wander around and get a feel for things on your own."

"Alright, Senior Brother." Shao Zhuang replied with utmost obedience.

There was no need to think about it—Yan Shaozhe's heart was like a bomb had gone off, utterly devastated.

Now it all depended on how Yan Shaozhe would get through this hurdle.

If he got through it, his state of mind would naturally improve, and his cultivation advancement would basically be a matter of time and effort, a natural progression.

If he couldn't get through it, he might be stuck at this level for the rest of his life.

There was no helping it. At the Titled Douluo realm, it was no longer a simple matter of hard training in seclusion.

"Alright then, Senior Brother will take his leave." With that, Yan Shaozhe vanished from Shao Zhuang's sight with a 'whoosh'.

At the same time, various forces across the Douluo Continent were all discussing this earth-shattering revelation.

The dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department was actually the descendant of the Evil Soul Master King. This bombshell was truly shocking, enough to move heaven and earth.

Although everyone knew, from the scenes on the Heavenly Curtain and from real-world interactions, that there was certainly no connection between Ye Xishui and this descendant, Yan Shaozhe.

But the problem was that the blood relationship was right there. It couldn't be ignored.